Julen Lopetegui hopes to improve West Ham as he looks ahead to the Premier League season.
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Who: Bayern Munich vs Real MadridWhat: UEFA Champions League quarterfinal second legWhere: Allianz Arena in Munich, GermanyWhen: Wednesday at 9pm (19:00 GMT)How to follow: We’ll have all the build-up on Al Jazeera Sport from 16:00 GMT in advance of our live text commentary stream. Real Madrid’s season has seemed to teeter on the brink for

Less than 48 hours after losing the Monte-Carlo Masters final to rival Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz survived an injury scare to defeat Otto Virtanen and reach the last 16 of the Barcelona Open. The Spaniard, who must win the tournament to reclaim the world No 1 spot from Sinner, defeated Finland’s Virtanen 6-4 6-2 despite

MILAN, ITALY – APRIL 11: Massimiliano Allegri, Head Coach of AC Milan, looks on from the sidelines during the Serie A match between AC Milan and Udinese Calcio at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on April 11, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images) Serginho has urged Milan not to panic in the wake

Rory McIlroy’s preparations for his successful Masters defence have come under scrutiny, but questions over the fairness of his time spent at Augusta National have been firmly dismissed. McIlroy became just the fourth player to win back-to-back Masters after holding on to beat Scottie Scheffler by one shot on Sunday. Having completed a career Grand

It is the news that Bournemouth supporters were dreading. Three years after joining the south-coast club from Spanish side Rayo Vallecano, Andoni Iraola has communicated his decision to leave when his contract expires at the end of the 2025-26 season. An agreement for his departure was reached amicably, with sources close to the club telling

Chelsea have gone backwards under Liam Rosenior since he took over from Enzo Maresca and Champions League qualification is now in serious doubt. Rosenior’s side are sixth in the Premier League, one spot outside the Champions League places with six games remaining, but are in a dire run of form, winning just one of the

Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis is aware that Antonio Conte is a potential candidate to replace Gennaro Gattuso as head coach of the Italy national team, but insists that last season’s Scudetto winner will not ‘abandon’ the team at the last minute: ‘It’s his creation, so he will kill his baby’. De Laurentiis gave an

Mikel Arteta has called for Arsenal to have “no fear” and “pure fire” in an extraordinary rallying cry ahead of the biggest week of his career at the club. Arsenal are attempting to reach back-to-back Champions League semi-finals for the first time in the club’s history, with a potential Premier League title decider at Manchester

According to reports from The Athletic (via AS), discussions over a new deal between Liverpool and Real Madrid target Ibrahima Konate have slowed significantly. In turn, this has created serious uncertainty around the Frenchman’s long-term future at Anfield. Advertisement It must be noted that Liverpool have been engaged in negotiations to tie down one of
After a chaotic weekend at the top of the Premier League, the race to qualify for the Champions League is heating up. Liverpool joined Manchester City as the only sides currently in the top eight to actually pick up three points, seeing off Fulham one day before Pep Guardiola’s side delivered a hammer blow to

The striker was signed only last summer from Ajax in a €20m deal, potentially rising to €25m, having previously attracted interest from clubs like Arsenal. His arrival on Tyneside was no accident; he was purchased as part of Sunderland’s analytics-based recruitment model, which is now seen as one of the most advanced in the Premier

Declan Rice was not present in Arsenal training the day before their Champions League quarter-final with Sporting CP. Rice’s absence from training does not mean he is ruled out of the last-eight clash on Wednesday night, but it is a concern given this is a huge week in Arsenal’s season. With Arsenal needing to finish

1 With a second Meisterschale on the bounce now within touching distance, Bayern Munich’s focus until the season’s end will be firmly on the cup competitions. With either Paris Saint-Germain or Liverpool awaiting Wednesday’s victors in the semi-finals of this season’s UEFA Champions League, and with Bayern facing Bayer Leverkusen at the same stage of

The Grand National of 2026 is now in the history books and what a contest it was. What emerged from the mass of chaos was one of the great Grand National performances from the Willie Mullins-trained and Paul Townend-ridden I Am Maximus to become the first horse to regain the trophy since the great Red

Arsenal have been linked with a summer move for Sandro Tonali as the midfielder is reportedly expected to leave Newcastle United at the end of the season. Tonali is widely regarded as one of the most complete midfielders in the Premier League at present, and Newcastle United are understood to have no desire to sell

NAPLES, ITALY – APRIL 06: Massimiliano Allegri AC Milan greets Antonio Conte SSC Napoli head coach before the Serie A match between SSC Napoli and AC Milan at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on April 06, 2026 in Naples, Italy. (Photo by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Images) Two major decisions affecting the Italy national team will have

Apr 14, 2026, 04:05 AM ET Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea are among the clubs keen on Newcastle United midfielder Lewis Miley, while Bayern Munich have made signing Newcastle winger Anthony Gordon a priority. Join us for the latest transfer news and rumors from around the globe. Transfers home page | Men’s winter

Real Madrid have announced their squad for Wednesday night’s UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg against Bayern Munich. In addition to Thibaut Courtois (hamstring), Rodrygo (knee) and Aurélien Tchouaméni (suspended), Real Madrid will also be without Marco Asensio, with reports citing illness as the reason for his absence. Advertisement As expected, Kylian Mbappé has been

The thought struck me on the last rattler back from the Grand National, as Avanti’s wifi faltered somewhere outside Crewe and the Masters stream on my phone froze yet again. I was watching the world’s best golf tournament, on a train journey back from the world’s greatest steeplechase, having seen the best football match of

Rangers midfielder Connor Barron is targeting a “perfect” end to the season by winning the Scottish Premiership title and making Steve Clarke’s Scotland squad for this summer’s World Cup. The 23-year-old was influential in Danny Röhl’s early weeks as Rangers head coach and has recently recovered from a knee injury which kept him out of